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6 min read 2023-05-10 18:16:02

Free Patterns from Indie Pattern Companies: Tops and Bottoms

Welcome to Free Patterns Month here at Crafting a Green World! Free Patterns Month is a holiday that I invented to encourage myself to actually sew

4 min read 2023-05-04 18:46:23

Animal rescues need YOU to do some crafting for good this summer! Looking for something to make that will also make a difference? Here are some

5 min read 2023-04-27 18:49:47

Your local wildlife rescue wants your fleece scraps! Not as-is, of course, because what would be the fun in that? Rather, if there’s an

5 min read 2023-04-10 20:18:13

This upcycled cardboard cat scratcher is a great way to use up all your corrugated cardboard boxes. Cats love it, and it’s a useful donation to

6 min read 2023-02-04 23:08:50

Kid crafts can be SO CRAPPY! And I’m not talking about the finished products. We all know that kid crafts ought to be process-oriented, not product

8 min read 2022-10-31 19:46:15

In July 2022 I was presented with an Honorary Fellowship from Goldsmiths, University of London for my “contribution to design activism and public

3 min read 2022-09-19 18:30:08

Picture it: March 2020. Actually, don’t picture it. It sucked enough to live through it the first time. Just recall with me the broad brush strokes

3 min read 2022-08-24 18:11:36

Insert sad emoji here! Time to tell the truth: I DO love myself a good cement project. I love making mosaic stepping stones with broken dishes as the

4 min read 2022-08-09 18:19:49

Okay, yes, I am invested in a trend so trendy that my own teenagers are cringing in secondhand embarrassment for me. My TikTok, formerly a haven for

4 min read 2022-05-05 23:05:21

The Problem of Plastic Waste We already knew that we have a problem with plastic waste. I mean, if the side of your nearest highway isn’t evidence

1 min read 2021-06-23 23:30:05

Window clings. Graphics on tumblers. Car decals. Cute sayings on T-shirts. All these craft projects are beautiful and fun. They’re also all made

3 min read 2021-05-10 18:37:20

It’s easy to fall in love with glitter, and most of us probably did so when we made that first glitter craft before we were even old enough to

8 min read 2021-04-07 00:38:00

I had every intention of getting up and doing my Wii Fit workout when I woke at 6am on Easter Monday but decided I couldn't be bothered and waited

8 min read 2021-04-03 00:53:00

The weather had reverted back to the usual dismal, cold and gloomy Spring we're more used to when I got up on Thursday morning. Thanks so much for

8 min read 2021-03-30 00:39:00

I was stunned to discover that it was almost 9am when I woke on Sunday morning. The previous day's leaf collecting must have wiped me out! I made